Rein-holder



(No Model.)

L S. M. WRIGHT Rein-Holder.

No. 22?,871. I Patented May 1s, I880.

WITNESSES: J INVENTOE:

. m'o/r/ BY I ATTOENEYS N. PEFERS, FHOTD-LITNDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL M. WRIGHT, OF WAGONERS STATION, INDIANA.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,871, dated May 18, 18 80.

Application filed March 18, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. WRIGHT, of Wagoners Station, Miami county, State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Rein-Holder, of which the following is a specification. e

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved rein-holder which is simple in construction and convenient in use.

The invention consists of a curved rod provided with a heart-shaped crutch at its upper end for receiving the reins, which rod is ad justably fastened in a frame attached to the dash-board of a vehicle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved rein-holder, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A rod, A, is slightly curved and provided at its upper end with a heart-shaped crutch, B, through which the reins pass. The lower end ofthis rod A fits into two rings, 0 D, attachd to the ends of the arms E F, respectively, of a framebar, G, attached to the front side of the dash-board H of a vehicle.

The ring 0 is provided with a lug, 1, extending downward, and carrying a bindingscrew, J. The frame G is attached to the dash-board by means of the screw K holding the bottom of said bar, and by the adjustable hook L, which passes through the said. bar and catches the top cross-bar, M, of the dashboard.

If the set-screw J is loosened, the rod A can (No model.)

be raised or lowered until it is in aconvenient position, and can then be locked in this position by the screw J. As the screw J passes through the lower end of the lug I, which projects downward quite a distance, the rodA is pressed against the inner side of each ring 0 D with considerable pressure, and the elattering of the rod v in the rings is thus avoided.

The framebar G can be easily removed from the dash-board by taking out the screw K and taking off or loosening the nut N.

The rod A being curved, its upper end projects outward from the dash-board quite a distance, and is not in the way of persons entering or leaving the vehicle.

The frame-bar G may be attached to the middle or either end of the dash-board.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with the frame-bar G, of the rings 0 D, of the lug I, the set screw J, and the rod A, provided with a crutch, B, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the dash-board H and the top cross-bar, M, of the frame-bar Gr, thescrew K, the hook L, and the nut N, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

' SAMUEL MATHEW WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

A. O. SHEPHERD, DARIUS AULT. 

